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《英语 B1》阅读理解 81. Holidays in the United States usually occur at least once a month. Most months have a national holiday that has been arranged to be celebrated on a Monday. The holidays have all been decided to be celebrated on a Monday so that the workers may have 3-day weekends that is, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in order to rest or travel or do things with their families. Major holidays in the United States such as New Year ’s Day or Christmas Day or the day, when we remember the first settlers of the United States, called Thanksgiving Day are celebrated all over the country. During these holidays most businesses close and the workers stay home and celebrate with their family. Vacation can be from 2 weeks a year to 4 weeks a year. This usually depends on how long you ’ve been working for a company, what type of position you have, whether you have a very high position or a very important position and it ’s difficult to find someone to replace you. In this case, you might take a few days at a time rather than taking one month all at once. Usually the more time you spend working for a company, the more time you may get for vacation. 1. The government of the United States makes it a rule for workers to have a ___ weekend almost once a month. A. 1-day B. 2-day C. 3-day D. 4-day 2. Workers in the United States sometimes work from___. A. Monday to Saturday B. Tuesday to Sunday C. Thursday to Friday D. Tuesday to Friday 3. Which statement is not true according to this passage? A. Only a few shops remain open on New Years Day. B. Most of the workers needn ’t work on Christmas Day. C. Days on vacation must be more than all the holidays in a year. D. All the workers have a half month vacation at last. 4. The reason why someone has to